What was the result of Senate roll call vote 237 in the 114th Congress?

The Senate vote on Jul 15, 2015 ended "Cloture Motion Agreed to (86-12, 3/5 majority required)", 86-12. The vote was on: On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 2089 to S. 1177 (Every Child Achieves Act of 2015).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 237?

86 senators voted Yea and 12 voted Nay. 2 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 237 in the 114th Congress?

Republicans voted 20-4 and Democrats voted 13-0. 4 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #237 · 114th Congress · Session 1 · Jul 15, 2015, 12:29 PM (ET)

On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 2089 to S. 1177 (Every Child Achieves Act of 2015)

Amendment S.Amdt. 2089 (In the nature of a substitute.)

Cloture Motion Agreed to (86-12, 3/5 majority required)

86 Yea

12 Nay

← Vote #236 Vote #238 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 24 senators

20 Yea / 4 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 14 senators

13 Yea / 0 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Independent 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

Roy Blunt (Republican–MO) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Benjamin Sasse (Republican–NE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Richard Shelby (Republican–AL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
David Vitter (Republican–LA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 86

Nay 12

Not Voting 2

Lindsey Graham
Bill Nelson (FL)

Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).

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